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        <p>mute — 
      Mutes/unmutes new instances of a given instrument.
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        <h2>Description</h2>
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      Mutes/unmutes new instances of a given instrument.
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        <h2>Syntax</h2>
        <pre class="synopsis"><span class="command"><strong>mute</strong></span> insnum [, iswitch]</pre>
        <pre class="synopsis"><span class="command"><strong>mute</strong></span> "insname" [, iswitch]</pre>
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        <h2>Initialization</h2>
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      <span class="emphasis"><em>insnum</em></span> -- instrument number. Equivalent to <span class="emphasis"><em>p1</em></span> in a score <a class="link" href="i.html" title="i Statement (Instrument or Note Statement)"><em class="citetitle">i statement</em></a>.
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      <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">insname</span>”</span></em></span> -- A string (in double-quotes) representing a named instrument.
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      <span class="emphasis"><em>iswitch</em></span> (optional, default=0) -- represents a switch to mute/unmute an instrument. A value of 0 will mute new instances of an instrument, other values will unmute them. The default value is 0.
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      All new instances of instrument inst will me muted (iswitch = 0) or unmuted (iswitch not equal to 0). There is no difficulty with muting muted instruments or unmuting unmuted instruments. The mechanism is the same as used by the score <a class="link" href="q.html" title="q Statement"><em class="citetitle">q statement</em></a>. For example, it is possible to mute in the score and unmute in some instrument.
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      Muting/Unmuting is indicated by a message (depending on message level).
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      Here is an example of the mute opcode. It uses the file <a class="ulink" href="examples/mute.csd" target="_top"><em class="citetitle">mute.csd</em></a>.

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            <strong>Example 533. Example of the mute opcode.</strong>
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            <p>See the sections <a class="link" href="UsingRealTime.html" title="Real-Time Audio"><em class="citetitle">Real-time Audio</em></a> and <a class="link" href="CommandFlags.html" title="Csound command line"><em class="citetitle">Command Line Flags</em></a> for more information on using command line flags.</p>
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<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsoundSynthesizer&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsOptions&gt;</span>
<span class="comment">; Select audio/midi flags here according to platform</span>
-odac   <span class="comment">;;;realtime audio out</span>
<span class="comment">;-iadc    ;;;uncomment -iadc if realtime audio input is needed too</span>
<span class="comment">; For Non-realtime ouput leave only the line below:</span>
<span class="comment">; -o mute.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsOptions&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsInstruments&gt;</span>

<span class="ohdr">sr</span> <span class="op">=</span> 44100
<span class="ohdr">ksmps</span> <span class="op">=</span> 32
<span class="ohdr">nchnls</span> <span class="op">=</span> 2
<span class="ohdr">0dbfs</span>  <span class="op">=</span> 1

<span class="comment">; Mute Instrument #2.</span>
<span class="opc">mute</span> 2
<span class="comment">; Mute Instrument three.</span>
<span class="opc">mute</span> "three"

<span class="oblock">instr</span> 1

a1 <span class="opc">oscils</span> 0.2, 440, 0
   <span class="opc">outs</span> a1, a1
<span class="oblock">endin</span>

<span class="oblock">instr</span> 2	<span class="comment">; gets muted</span>

a1 <span class="opc">oscils</span> 0.2, 880, 0
   <span class="opc">outs</span> a1, a1
<span class="oblock">endin</span>

<span class="oblock">instr</span> three	<span class="comment">; gets muted</span>

a1 <span class="opc">oscils</span> 0.2, 1000, 0
   <span class="opc">outs</span> a1, a1
<span class="oblock">endin</span>

<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsInstruments&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsScore&gt;</span>

<span class="stamnt">i</span> 1 0 1
<span class="stamnt">i</span> 2 0 1
<span class="stamnt">i</span> "three" 0 1
<span class="stamnt">e</span>

<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsScore&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsoundSynthesizer&gt;</span>
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